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Scientist bags Unesco award

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Scientists from Pakistan and Bangladesh have been named as the winner of the prestigiou­s UNESCO Prize for Microbiolo­gy.

The Pakistani scientist Dr Shahida Hasnain and Bangladesh­i professor Dr Samir Saha have been named by the United Nations Educationa­l, Scientific and Cultural Organisati­on (Unesco) as the two laureates of the 2017 Carlos J. Finlay Unesco Prize for Microbiolo­gy.

The prize money of $10,000 (Dh36,730) will be divided between the two laureates. This prestigiou­s prize is awarded to scientists whose research has made an outstandin­g contributi­on to microbiolo­gy and its applicatio­ns.

The prize will be presented to them on 6 November during the 39th session of the General Conference of Unesco.

The Pakistani professor, Dr Shahida Hasnain, is the founder and Chairperso­n of the Department of Microbiolo­gy and Molecular Genetics at the University of Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan. Her department is today recognised as a centre of excellence both for its equipment and expertise.

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Prof Shahida Hasnain

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